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Post by Joe Neglia on Sept 5, 2019 6:00:51 GMT -5
Two very different kinds of "monster" wrestlers, Abdullah the Butcher and Nikita Koloff famously never worked a WWF ring their entire careers. But there were tons (no pun intended) of "monster" workers bouncing around the other promotions that never did so either.
I've always been a bit surprised, kinda sorta, that neither member of the Zambuie Express ever got a shot. I'm definitely not surprised Teijo Khan was never hired, though. Jeep Swenson seemed like a natural for WWF after his World Class run, but it never happened.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Sept 5, 2019 11:36:04 GMT -5
Spoiler Don Jardine?
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Sept 5, 2019 12:27:16 GMT -5
He got a little mini-run, as a part of the whole "Black Saturday" debacle, but he was never pushed. |
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Post by doguncle on Sept 5, 2019 12:27:30 GMT -5
Jardine got his shots in the 1970s, albeit without the mask, as he was Mil Mascaras' first MSG opponent.
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Sept 5, 2019 12:42:57 GMT -5
Brody?
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Post by Squirrel Master on Sept 5, 2019 12:58:22 GMT -5
Angel of Death
Colonel DeBeers
Bad Leroy Brown
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Sept 5, 2019 12:59:27 GMT -5
He had a short run against Bruno. Vince Sr even gave him the name Bruiser Brody. |
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Post by Squirrel Master on Sept 5, 2019 13:00:09 GMT -5
Brody challenged Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF title. |
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Sept 5, 2019 13:03:43 GMT -5
Oh, thought of one. I know he was just winding down as a talent when Vince was ramping things up, but did Ox Baker ever have a New York run?
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Sept 5, 2019 13:20:37 GMT -5
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Sept 5, 2019 13:25:07 GMT -5
Huh, Ox Baker vs. Gorilla Monsoon must have been something to see. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Sept 5, 2019 14:47:30 GMT -5
Angel of Death Colonel DeBeers Bad Leroy Brown DeBeers worked two tapings (four matches) in '83 as the Polish Prince. Not sure I'd consider him a monster, but I can see the argument. Leroy was a member of the Zambuie Express I mentioned earlier and yeah, how neither he nor Ray Candy/Kareem Muhammad never even got a try-out, I dunno. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Sept 5, 2019 14:49:55 GMT -5
Oh, thought of one. I know he was just winding down as a talent when Vince was ramping things up, but did Ox Baker ever have a New York run? No full run, but he was brought in for three squash matches on the March 20, 1980 tapings. He was so shot, Vince Sr decided not to bring him back after that. |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Sept 5, 2019 14:54:49 GMT -5
The first 2 that popped in my head when I read the title of the thread were Abdullah and Brody.
I know Kamala was there but it's kind of easy to forget that he was. He never had a ppv match or anything. Can't believe he was never at least a SNME challenger for Hogan's title.
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Sept 5, 2019 14:56:18 GMT -5
Oh, thought of one. I know he was just winding down as a talent when Vince was ramping things up, but did Ox Baker ever have a New York run? No full run, but he was brought in for three squash matches on the March 20, 1980 tapings. He was so shot, Vince Sr decided not to bring him back after that. So hot that Vince didn't bring him back? Please explain. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Sept 5, 2019 15:10:39 GMT -5
No full run, but he was brought in for three squash matches on the March 20, 1980 tapings. He was so shot, Vince Sr decided not to bring him back after that. So hot that Vince didn't bring him back? Please explain. Shot, not hot. His legs were pretty much gone even by this point, and he was having to use the ropes constantly to keep himself standing. |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Sept 5, 2019 15:11:52 GMT -5
So hot that Vince didn't bring him back? Please explain. Shot, not hot. His legs were pretty much gone even by this point, and he was having to use the ropes constantly to keep himself standing. Oops I misread that, my mistake. Thank you for clarifying. |
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Sept 5, 2019 15:41:58 GMT -5
The Assassin is another guy who I'm a little surprised didn't get a run.
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Post by AJ Smudgico on Sept 5, 2019 15:48:15 GMT -5
Giant Haystacks. Terrible worker, but monster
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Post by jason1980s on Sept 5, 2019 16:20:15 GMT -5
The first 2 that popped in my head when I read the title of the thread were Abdullah and Brody. I know Kamala was there but it's kind of easy to forget that he was. He never had a ppv match or anything. Can't believe he was never at least a SNME challenger for Hogan's title. Kamala was a character that probably did better going from company to company for one year. After a big loss his mystique was usually gone but I think he usually wound up leaving due to pay offs. James Harris, the man, always seemed to think he was shafted by promoters and I think the other wrestler probably enjoyed making him think so. |
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